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as in novelties
small useful items
she's always searching among the odds and ends in the drawer for some tool that she needs
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as in rest
a remaining group or portion
almost all of the piece of leather will be needed for upholstering the chair, so just throw away any odds and ends
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Such odds and ends of deviant behavior don’t add up to a coherent personality, much less an ideology that could help tip the film into genuine provocation.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
Many reviewers raved about the large, deep drawers that provide ample storage for hiding odds and ends.
—Taniya Pierce, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
For other odds and ends, Ventura created a functional gallery wall that could also neatly store and exhibit sentimental objects.
—Samantha Leal, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2024
Power strips anticipate that there are never enough outlets (and the ’80s was the decade that power strips improved in safety and needed replacing, according to a school where Sierra’s grandpa had done maintenance and collected unused odds and ends).
—Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
Many reviewers raved about the large, deep drawers that provide ample storage for hiding odds and ends.
—Taniya Pierce, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
For other odds and ends, Ventura created a functional gallery wall that could also neatly store and exhibit sentimental objects.
—Samantha Leal, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2024
Power strips anticipate that there are never enough outlets (and the ’80s was the decade that power strips improved in safety and needed replacing, according to a school where Sierra’s grandpa had done maintenance and collected unused odds and ends).
—Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
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“Odds and ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odds%20and%20ends. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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